The COP describes any action(s) that the company plans to undertake by its next COP to have the credibility of the information in its COP externally assessed, including goals, timelines, metrics, and responsible staff

Information is reviewed by a panel of peers (e.g., members of the same industry, competitors, benchmarked leaders, others organized via Global Compact Local Network)

Information is assured by independent assurors (e.g., accounting or consulting firm) against recognized assurance standard (e.g., ISAE3000, AA1000AS, other national or industry-specific standard)

The COP incorporates the following high standards of transparency and disclosure:

Applies the GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines or the GRI Standards

Is 'in accordance - core' with GRI Standards

Provides information on the company’s profile and context of operation

Is 'in accordance - comprehensive' with GRI Standards

Applies elements of the International Integrated Reporting Framework

Strategy, Governance and Engagement

Criterion 2: The COP describes value chain implementation

Analyze each segment of the value chain carefully, both upstream and downstream, when mapping risks, opportunities and impacts

Communicate policies and expectations to suppliers and other relevant business partners

Any relevant policies, procedures, and activities that the company plans to undertake by its next COP to fulfill this criterion, including goals, timelines, metrics, and responsible staff

Implement monitoring and assurance mechanisms (e.g. audits/screenings) for compliance within the company’s sphere of influence

Undertake awareness-raising, training and other types of capacity building with suppliers and other business partners

Other established or emerging best practices

Criterion 1: The COP describes mainstreaming into corporate functions and business units

Place responsibility for execution of sustainability strategy in relevant corporate functions (procurement, government affairs, human resources, legal, etc) ensuring that no function is conflicting with company sustainability commitments and objectives

Align strategies, goals and incentive structures of all business units and subsidiaries with corporate sustainability strategy

Assign responsibility for corporate sustainability implementation to an individual or group within each business unit and subsidiary

Design corporate sustainability strategy to leverage synergies between and among issue areas and to deal adequately with trade-offs

Processes to provide for or cooperate in the remediation of adverse human rights impacts that the company has caused or contributed to (BRE 3+ BRE 4 + ARE3 + ARE 4)

Process and programs in place to support human rights through: core business; strategic philanthropic/social investment; public policy engagement/advocacy; partnerships and/or other forms of collective action (BRE 6 + ARE 6)

Any relevant policies, procedures, and activities that the company plans to undertake by its next COP to fulfill this criterion, including goals, timelines, metrics, and responsible staff

Other established or emerging best practices

Labour

Criterion 6: The COP describes robust commitments, strategies or policies in the area of labour

Reference to principles of relevant international labour standards (ILO Conventions) and other normative international instruments in company policies

Reflection on the relevance of the labour principles for the company

Written company policy to obey national labour law, respect principles of relevant international labour standards in worldwide company operations and engage in dialogue with representative organization of the workers (international, sectoral, national).

Specific commitments and Human Resources policies, in line with national development priorities or decent work priorities in the country of operation

Dialogue mechanism with trade unions to regularly discuss and review company progress in addressing labour standards

Allocation of responsibilities and accountability within the organization

Internal awareness-raising and training on the labour principles for management and employees

Grievance mechanisms, communication channels and other procedures (e.g., whistleblower mechanisms) available for workers to report concerns, make suggestions or seek advice, designed and operated in line with the representative organization of workers

Any relevant policies, procedures, and activities that the company plans to undertake by its next COP to fulfill this criterion, including goals, timelines, metrics, and responsible staff

Other established or emerging best practices

UN Goals and Issues

Criterion 18: The COP describes partnerships and collective action

Develop and implement partnership projects with public or private organizations (UN entities, government, NGOs, or other groups) on core business, social investments and/or advocacy

Join industry peers, UN entities and/or other stakeholders in initiatives contributing to solving common challenges and dilemmas at the global and/or local levels with an emphasis on initiatives extending the company’s positive impact on its value chain

Any relevant policies, procedures, and activities that the company plans to undertake by its next COP to fulfill this criterion, including goals, timelines, metrics, and responsible staff

Other established or emerging best practices

Criterion 15: The COP describes core business contributions to UN goals and issues

Align core business strategy with one or more relevant UN goals/issues

Develop relevant products and services or design business models that contribute to UN goals/issues

Any relevant policies, procedures, and activities that the company plans to undertake by its next COP to fulfill this criterion, including goals, timelines, metrics, and responsible staff

Any relevant policies, procedures, and activities that the company plans to undertake by its next COP to fulfill this criterion, including goals, timelines, metrics, and responsible staff

Other established or emerging best practices

Note: Responsibility for the content of participants' public communication related to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact and their implementation lies with participants themselves and not with the UN Global Compact.

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